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2004 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams10
SitePepsi Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsManhattan (3rd title)
Winning coachBobby Gonzalez (2nd title)
MVPLuis Flores (Manhattan)
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2003–04 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 6   .806
Niagara 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
Fairfield 12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
Saint Peter's 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586
Rider 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Siena 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Iona 8 – 10   .444 11 – 18   .379
Canisius 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Marist 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Loyola (MD) 1 – 17   .056 1 – 27   .036
† 2004 MAAC tournament winner


The 2004 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–8 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.

Top-seeded Manhattan defeated Niagara in the championship game, 62–61, to win their third MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Jaspers received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament.

Format

All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

As the regular-season champion, top seed Manhattan received a bye to the semifinals.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 5 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 7 		Final
Monday, March 8
 
 
 
 
 
March 7
 
 (1) Manhattan 83
 (4) Saint Peter's 72
 
March 6
 
 (4) Saint Peter's 79
March 5
 (5) Rider 69
 (5) Rider 75
March 8
 (10) Loyola (MD) 67
 (1) Manhattan 62
 (2) Niagara 61
 
March 6
 
 (2) Niagara 106
March 5
 (7) Iona 92
 (7) Iona 68
March 7
 (8) Canisius 66
 (2) Niagara 79
 (6) Siena 74
 
March 6
 
 (3) Fairfield 63
March 5
 (6) Siena 66
 (6) Siena 73  
 (9) Marist 64  

References

  1. "2003-04 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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